We have a very old arguta vine, "Ananasnaya", with
a 40 ft. spread in a circle. That gives around 300 lb per year. But
we have trouble in kolomikta because of frost damage to the early spring
foliage. The arguta used to be damaged in the same way, but seems to have
slowed down in leafing out, and also has plenty of reserve buds to take over if
some get frosted.
Hector
Black zone 6
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Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 8:47
AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Actinidia
Kolomikta
Jim -
Thanks for the invitation to clarify - I should be
more careful throwing figures around.
I haven't met anyone else
actually growing Actinidia kolomikta in Zone 3, but several catalogs list it
as such, and Lee Reich (Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden) mentions that it
grows in Siberia. However, he also mentions that mature A. kolomikta can
produce 20+ lbs of fruit per vine - which sounds closer to your figures.
The 200lb per vine figure is for Actinidia arguta (Hardy kiwi), and is
also from Lee Reich's book -- I don't have the page number right now, it's in
the 'Harvest' section. Steve Bryer of Tripplebrook Farm ( www.tripplebrookfarm.com) has also
told me stories about A. arguta producing 150+ lbs per vine.
Hope this
clears things up! The super-hardy kiwis in my forest garden (I've planted A.
kolomikta 'Red Beauty' and 'Pautske', both from Tripplebrook Farm) are too
young -- I'm looking forward to ANY yield!
Cheers, Ethan
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Sat, 6 Jan 2007 08:40:56 -0600 From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net> Subject:
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Ethan, Have
you been reading the posts? I AM in zone 3 and only recently said
that I grow Actinidia kolomitka. I don't know where you got
the 200 pounds of fruit claim. My 3 female plants are growing
under ideal conditions with proper fertilizer, ample water and, together,
barely produce 20 lbs.
Jim Fruth Brambleberry Farm Pequot
Lakes, MN 56472 www.bberryfarm.com (218)568-8483
[Store] (218)831-7018 [My Cell]
Actinidia kolomitka, or
'super-hardy kiwi' it is sometimes called, should be hardy to at least
Zone 4, some sources say Zone 3. (Ref = Edible Forest Gardens vol
2)
So Bill, it should definitely set fruit and ripen in your
area.
The hardy kiwis are extremely vigorous - plant them where
you've got space. A single mature hardy kiwi vine can produce up to 200
lbs of fruit per year! And the fruit is uncommonly
delicious.
Cheers, Ethan
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Ethan C. Roland (518) 610-1375
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International Permaculture Conference, Brazil, 2007 www.ipc8.org
" You can count the number
of seeds in an apple, but you can't count the number of apples in a seed" -
proverb via Paul Krafel
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